{"id":575469,"date":"2023-05-19T20:23:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T17:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T17:23:39","slug":"the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Rap Report: 5 projects from 2023 that deserve more attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a336586ac622\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a336586ac622\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Brandon_Callender_reflects_on_the_music_that_soundtracked_a_month_away_from_home_in_this_weeks_Rap_Report\" >Brandon Callender reflects on the music that soundtracked a month away from home in this week\u2019s Rap Report.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Prince_Jefe_On_The_Run\" >Prince Jefe, On The Run<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Cydnee_with_a_C_Confessions_of_a_Fangirl\" >Cydnee with a C, Confessions of a Fangirl<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#CEO_Trayle_The_Collection_Vol_2\" >CEO Trayle, The Collection Vol. 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Niontay_Dontays_Inferno\" >Niontay, Dontay&#8217;s Inferno<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Ziggy_Waters_CoffeeBlack_Doonie_Deluxxx\" >Ziggy Waters &amp; CoffeeBlack, Doonie Deluxxx<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#All_of_these_AI_songs_are_pretty_wack\" >All of these AI songs are pretty wack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Key_%E2%80%9CStrike_KeyMix%E2%80%9D\" >Key!, &#8220;Strike (Key!Mix)&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-rap-report-5-projects-from-2023-that-deserve-more-attention\/#Sojabrat_%E2%80%9CAntennas_Up%E2%80%9D\" >Sojabrat, \u201cAntennas Up\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brandon_Callender_reflects_on_the_music_that_soundtracked_a_month_away_from_home_in_this_weeks_Rap_Report\"><\/span>Brandon Callender reflects on the music that soundtracked a month away from home in this week\u2019s Rap Report.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247245\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/unnamed_9_oavw0d\/cydnee-with-a-c-and-iv4-photo-by-vpk-metanoia.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The Rap Report: 5 projects from 2023 that deserve more attention\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Cydnee With A C and IV4. Photo by Vpk.metanoia<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247255\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>The Rap Report is The FADER\u2019s column dedicated to highlights in the rap world, from megastar artists to the deep underground.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247234\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            I tend not to listen to a lot of new music when I\u2019m away from home. I\u2019m not sure why it became a habit. Maybe it\u2019s for some esoteric, bro-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> reason like wanting to \u201creset\u201d my ears, or something more practical, like how annoying keeping up can be. Either way, I\u2019m not complaining. I spent a lot of April away from North Carolina, so I ended up limited to the old \u2014 like \u201c<i>Pray for Haiti<\/i> just dropped\u201d old \u2014 playlists <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ed on my phone, whatever dembow singles were blasting out of cars up in Providence, and the last few months of my recently added selections on Apple Music, including albums from 2023 I needed to revisit. There are tapes I enjoyed and didn\u2019t have the chance to write about, futuristic car jams from Detroit, projects that didn\u2019t make an impression but caught my attention when I ran them back, vibrant genre-crunching collages, regional rap samplers, and a whole lot more. Keeping up can start to feel like a completionist\u2019s mission, and I\u2019m always going to reject that to live with what I enjoy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247235\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prince_Jefe_On_The_Run\"><\/span>\n        Prince Jefe, <i>On The Run<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1CoJkJ5gGNmGkkeemCl1YZ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>For a while, the best way to keep up with Prince Jefe\u2019s sporadic releases was to plug his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> account into an RSS feed and closely monitor it for new activity. The Detroit rapper would promise albums that didn\u2019t drop, irregularly dump tracks with random photos of him recording as the cover art, and, if you were lucky, you could catch him live-streaming himself making a beat. Lately, Prince Jefe\u2019s been a lot more consistent \u2014 he\u2019s even dropping videos now \u2014 and on his recently released project <i>On The Run<\/i>, he\u2019s distilled his darkly paranoid sagas into their most potent form. It\u2019s rougher than most of what\u2019s come out of Michigan lately, and the moody atmosphere (especially the blown-out low end on \u201cOTR Freestyle), as well as the urgency Jefe raps with, reminds me of how Detroit rap sounded just a few years ago. This is raw and uncut road music.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247236\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cydnee_with_a_C_Confessions_of_a_Fangirl\"><\/span>\n        Cydnee with a C, <i>Confessions of a Fangirl<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3yjU0i0Fb57O3PwsTXtRvV?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Scroll through <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cydneewithac2808\">Cydnee with a C\u2019s YouTube account<\/a> and you\u2019ll see dozens of K-pop reaction videos and covers of songs. She doesn\u2019t hide that she\u2019s a passionate and obsessive fan \u2014 it\u2019s a trait she fully embraces. The Atlanta-raised, Los Angeles-based singer brought some of that energy to her new project <i>Confessions of a Fangirl<\/i>, where airy pop and R&amp;B, jittery drum breaks, Joni Mitchell interpolations, and Jersey Club are crunched together into a collage of sugary and upbeat bops. As for favorites, I\u2019m into \u201cJealous,\u201d where Cydnee\u2019s trying so hard to keep cool while being overwhelmed by emotions. But more recently, I\u2019ve been stuck on \u201cCry Alone\u201d because of the filters and stutters that make it sound like she\u2019s pushed her voice through a slightly malfunctioning Vocaloid synth. Turning your influences into a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of I Spy rarely sounds as fun as <i>Confessions of a Fangirl<\/i>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247237\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CYDNEE WITH A C - CRY ALONE (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_yDN3dF25g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('247237');\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247238\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CEO_Trayle_The_Collection_Vol_2\"><\/span>\n        CEO Trayle, <i>The Collection Vol. 2<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1HzcqRkO0Er7vl8YGDCygZ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>At this point, I can\u2019t tell you how deep CEO Trayle\u2019s bag is. On top of his unpredictable bars and zig-zag storytelling, he has a seemingly endless source of cadences and snake-like flows to draw from.  Similar to his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bigceoormrc4\/dark-side_ceo-trayle\">irregular SoundCloud dumps<\/a>, <i>The Collection Vol. 2<\/i> sees him opening up the vault and playing around with new cadences and songwriting moods. \u201cPardon My Playa\u201d is especially slick. \u201cP-I-M-P, verified on the net and the streets\/Blue Check with the blue s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s\/And a blue check on IG\u201d he raps, the last bar sounding simultaneously rushed and suave.  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247239\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Niontay_Dontays_Inferno\"><\/span>\n        Niontay, <i>Dontay&#8217;s Inferno<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5UwqUpfZ8U6DdvdJGDagBX?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>You can hear a little bit of everything Niontay\u2019s into on <i>Dontay\u2019s Inferno<\/i>. In 24 minutes, the Florida-raised, New York-based rapper dips into heart rate-increasing bass music, floats over breezy steel drums with the relaxed flows of a Michigan rapper, trades bars with MIKE over a smoked-out, loopy instrumental, and croons over a glitched-out sample. He makes it all look smooth as hell too. Even when Niontay\u2019s rapping leans more forceful, as it does over the twitchy drums of \u201cBac2highbac2reality,\u201d he still sounds like he\u2019s having more fun than a good 95% of rappers. He treats the spacey instrumental like a freshly waxed floor, gliding around the pocket like he\u2019s got on skates. Niontay\u2019s found a way to gather a bunch of his influences in a way that never ends up feeling redundant. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247240\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ziggy_Waters_CoffeeBlack_Doonie_Deluxxx\"><\/span>\n         Ziggy Waters &amp; CoffeeBlack, <i>Doonie Deluxxx<\/i><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7tI0A71w8tVlVQ0N5X3hAq?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Ziggy Waters makes groove-heavy, danceable rap and slow jams that feel more fitting for floating through outer space than Earthly drives. The closest comparison to the Detroit multi-hyphenate that comes to mind is 454, whose music shares an approach high in spirits and octane. Late last year, Ziggy\u2019s collaborative project with producer CoffeeBlack, Doonie Tunes, ended up creeping into my favorite projects of the year, and <i>Doonie Deluxxx<\/i>, their follow-up, might be even better. An absurd amount of guests \u2014 Vayda, Hi-Tech\u2019s Milf Melly, and more \u2014 are invited to join in on the fun, and they all tap into a little bit of unhinged and horny energy. Doonie Deluxxx plays out like one long intergalactic radio broadcast dedicated to a lover; all the crests and valleys make the ride feel a bit more peaceful. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247241\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<hr>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247242\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_of_these_AI_songs_are_pretty_wack\"><\/span>\n        All of these AI songs are pretty wack<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            When \u201cHeart On My Sleeve,\u201d the viral track that used vocal deepfakes of Drake and The Weeknd was removed from streaming platforms in mid-April, it seemed like a too-clean solution to a problem that many acknowledged wouldn\u2019t be going away so easily. In the time since some artists have announced their elation at the idea of AI songs, and others are even teasing their own Frankensteined creations. Let\u2019s be honest though: these are all pretty wack.<\/p>\n<p>            Lately, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about how art is about the choices that are made during the creative process. Interviews with artists, including ones I\u2019ve done, try, and fail, to find various ways to capture the human ingenuity that lies at the center of making things. There\u2019s a finality to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of choices artists make that can&#8217;t be supplanted by savvy \u2018prompt engineering.\u2019 All those branching decisions \u2014 what if a melody looped for one more measure? Or we added an adlib here? \u2014 eventually become closed pathways, thousands of possibilities left in hard drives and mix notes. A potential idea behind AI-assisted songs is the promise that those pathways could be reopened (and possibly improved upon). <\/p>\n<p>            But with the applications we\u2019ve seen so far, it doesn\u2019t amount to much more than turning music into a digital self-serve counter with unlimited customizations. There\u2019s no sense of taste or curation, options piled high simply because \u201cwhy not?\u201d But that goes against the free-wheeling spirit of art, where things often happen for reasons undiscernible to us all. No one ever asked to hear <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CrwQqPMpUL9\/\">a disembodied Biggie<\/a> say \u201cIt\u2019s not giving,\u201d anyway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247243\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_%E2%80%9CStrike_KeyMix%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        Key!, &#8220;Strike (Key!Mix)&#8221;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1508397481&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/fatmankey\" title=\"KEY!\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">KEY!<\/a> \u00b7 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/fatmankey\/lil-yachty-strike-keymix-05-01-23-1\" title=\"Lil Yachty - Strike (Key!mix)\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Lil Yachty &#8211; Strike (Key!mix)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Lil Yachty\u2019s \u201cStrike (Holster)\u201d is the reluctant gift that keeps giving. I\u2019ve had parts of it replaying in my head since it officially dropped, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RgbnxvUnlNA\">NoCap\u2019s remix<\/a> turned the song into a motivational ballad that\u2019ll end up getting some SEC team through summer workouts. Key!\u2019s rework is gonna have me humming for a little longer. \u201cMan it\u2019s such a blessing to be here,\u201d he beams. \u201cDon\u2019t follow \u2018cause you might be the leader.\u201d It sounds like Key!\u2019s mouth is changing shapes at all possible moments; every word that he sings wiggles and bends. If all the remixes Yachty inspires are gonna be as good as this, keep \u2018em coming.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247244\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sojabrat_%E2%80%9CAntennas_Up%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\n        Sojabrat, \u201cAntennas Up\u201d<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1497131263&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sojabrat\" title=\"Sojabrat\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Sojabrat<\/a> \u00b7 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sojabrat\/antennas-up-prod-its2ezzy\" title=\"Antennas Up (Prod. its2ezzy)\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Antennas Up (Prod. its2ezzy)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Just about every song on Sojabrat\u2019s <i>High Maintenance<\/i> EP sounds like strained through a glittery technicolor filter. Personally, I think that the slightly more chill cuts like \u201cAntennas Up\u201d work best. On there, the North Carolina rapper\u2019s subdued vocals balance out the hyperactive production, converting it from a pure sugar rush into a blissful daydream. It\u2019s as vibrant and exciting as a Bear1boss track but with less tooth decay. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-247187\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Brandon Callender<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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